Brick arch bridge, Swithland, Leicestershire

L1447. Brick arch underbridge at an embankment near Swithland, Leicestershire, circa 1897. This arch could have been constructed either to accommodate an existing road or path, or to provide a farmer with access to their land. Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton was the contractor responsible for building this section of the Railway (Contract No. 2, Leake to Aylestone).